Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Executive Director of Uganda Industrial Research Institute Prof. Charles Kwesiga has told upcoming young entrepreneurs to be on the lookout for funding and other supporting opportunities to realize their dreams. Speaking at the ‘Academia Meets Industry 2019 two-day convention’ held in Kampala …
Read More »Emirates shines at Travellers’ choice awards
Emirates has been awarded Best First Class in the world at the 2019 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice® awards for Airlines. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The airline also clinched several other awards including Best Regional Business Class Middle East, Best First Class Middle East and nabbed the overall Travelers’ Choice …
Read More »Rwanda commemorates 25th anniversary of genocide
Heads of State from Africa and Europe joined Rwanda as it commemorated the 25th anniversary of the 1994 genocide where an estimated 800,000 Rwandans perished. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | In what is an annual ceremony marked over 100 days, President Paul Kagame and his counterparts laid wreaths and …
Read More »Museveni continues tour of army barracks
Museveni continues tour of army barracks Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Museveni, the Commander in Chief, is currently on a national tour of barracks around the country to assess the welfare of the UPDF, listen to complaints of the rank and file in the army, with a …
Read More »Questions over Mao, Bwanika coalition
Abed Bwanika is a mainstay on the Uganda presidential election ballot and 2021 will be no exception. Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | What motivates him in spite of failing to score even 1% of the vote is unknown. However the three time presidential candidate with his party, People’s Development …
Read More »Sudan intelligence chief resigns as purge begins
Khartoum, Sudan | AFP | The head of Sudan’s feared National Intelligence and Security Service, Salih Ghosh, has resigned from his post, the country’s new military rulers said on Saturday. “The chief of the transitional military council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has accepted the resignation of… the chief of NISS,” the …
Read More »Gov’t proposes more tax breaks for investors in Industrial parks
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Starting July this year investors that set up facilities in Uganda’s industrial parks or free zones will enjoy enormous tax exemptions in move to encourage industrialization. This is according to details contained in the tax amendment bill 2019. Also, investors using agriculture raw materials and …
Read More »Minister faults CDOs, town clerks for failing YLP, UWEP
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development Janet Mukwaya has faulted the community development officers in Entebbe municipality and Katabi town councils for failing the implementation of the Youth Livelihood Program and the Uganda Women Entrepreneurship Program. Mukwaya, who is on a working visit …
Read More »CSOs ask gov’t to change rehabilitation approach of street children
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Civil Society Organizations have asked the government to change its approach of rehabilitating street children. The call was made on Friday during celebrations held to commemorate the International Street Connected Children day. Pascal Lutaaya, the Director Mengo Youth Development Link says that government needs …
Read More »Political parties to review public order management act
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Political parties under the Inter-party Organisation for Dialogue (IPOD) are set to dialogue on the implementation of Public Order Management Act (POMA). The dialogue is being organised by the IPOD secretariat and Office of the Prime Minister. The event will be held …
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